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Icebergs near the Antarctic Peninsula.
Photos   Wikipedia: Antarctic   Antarctic   Environment   Science		  BBC News 
Decision due on massive Antarctic marine sanctuaries
Tue 16 Jul 2013
Negotiators meeting in Germany are set to decide on the establishment of the world's biggest marine reserves in Antarctica. Scientists are hoping the plans for protected areas in the Ross Sea and... (photo: USAP, National Science Foundation / Jeffrey Kietzmann)
The Buffy Hummingbird (Leucippus fallax), a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family, pictured on Isla Margarita, Venezuela.
Bird   Extinction   Nature   Photos   Wikipedia: Hummingbird		  The Daily Telegraph 
Hummingbirds: hovering on the brink of extinction
Fri 12 Jul 2013
Hummingbirds are tiny, iridescent powerhouses. But some species are catastrophically rare: we need to work to save them, says poet Ruth Padel. Winging it: more than 300 species of hummingbird include... (photo: Creative Commons / Wilfredor)
Beautiful view of sunset on sea beach - sea coast  CNN  Wed 29 May 2013
World's 100 best beaches
May 29, 2013 -- Updated 0515 GMT (1315 HKT) 25. Sun Island Beach, Maldives 24. Egremni Beach, Greece 23. Crane Beach, Barbados 22. Boulders Beach, Cape Town 21. Juara Beach, Tioman Island, Malaysia... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
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Pescador Island, Cebu  Stuff  Tue 21 May 2013
Top 10 places off the beaten track
The members and editors of VirtualTourist.com have selected their "Top 10 Places off the beaten path". Reuters has not endorsed this list. 1. Chile Stretching 4270 km along the Pacific Ocean, Chile's... (photo: WN / RTayco)
Antarctic   Chile   Pacific   Photos   Tourism   Wikipedia: Tourism
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Books are arranged in a library Treehugger Thu 11 Jul 2013
Summer reading list! Book recommendations from TreeHugger
This week my Kindle wishlist surpassed 140 titles. I thought to myself that this, in addition to the small pile of books I'm currently reading, is a sure sign that a... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Book   Garden   Photos   Summer   Wikipedia: Book
Chief Sonar Technician (Surface) Gary Hillman, from El Dorado, Ill., generates an under-sea warfare training scenario in the sonar control room aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100). The Inquisitr Thu 4 Jul 2013
Military Sonar Testing Connected To Mass Whale And Dolphin Stranding’s
Whales flee from the loud military sonar used by navies to hunt submarines according to new research. With the increase of new technologies, and with them constantly... (photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Josue L. Escobosa)
Defense   Photos   Technology   USA   Wikipedia: Sonar
File - In this photo released by the Coast Guard, an over flight of a whale is conducted with Jim Rice, from Marine Mammal Stranding Network, to determine if it had been injured on Friday March 6, 2009. The Guardian Wed 3 Jul 2013
Whales flee from military sonar leading to mass strandings, research shows
Studies are missing link in puzzle that has connected naval exercises to unusual mass strandings of whales and dolphins Whales flee from the loud military sonar used by... (photo: US Coast Guard)
Animals   Photos   Pollution   Whales   Wikipedia: Noise pollution
An adult female whale, one of a group of five who stranded and died (with the exception of one juvenile, who was successfully re-floated) on Sunset Beach at Port Waikato on 13 January 2011, New Zealand. The Tribune San Luis Obispo Tue 2 Jul 2013
Japan opens world court defense of whaling
Japan opens world court defense of whaling 16 minutes ago German court convicts couple of spying for Russia 46 minutes ago Nigerian woman launches... (photo: Creative Commons / Avenue)
Animal   Japan   Marine   Photos   Wikipedia: International Court of Justice
Mozilla Firefox The Hindu Mon 24 Jun 2013
Science, in the palm of your hand
Firefox advances ‘do not track’ technology What it is: Mozilla is advancing plans to have the Firefox browser block, by default, many types of tracking used... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Internet   Photos   Science   Technology   Wikipedia: Firefox
The whale shark is the largest extant shark or fish species, growing up to 12.6 m (41 ft) in length. BBC News Fri 14 Jun 2013
Oxygen mystery: How marine mammals hold their breath
Scientists say they have solved the mystery of one of the most extreme adaptations in the animal kingdom: how marine mammals store enough oxygen to hold their breath for... (photo: Creative Commons / WolfmanSF)
Mammals   Oxygen   Photos   Scientists   Wikipedia: Marine mammal


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